Cigarette ash tray



Nov. 23, 1943. c. M. TRIMBLE 2,334,735

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Patented Nov. 23, 1943 UNlTE-Dj-STATES e TENT OFFICE 1 {2,334,735 CIGARETTE ASH TRAY Cecil Monroe Trimble, Waukesha, Wis.

Application January 16, 1941, Serial No. 374,754

2Claims. (cum-24o) This invention aims to provide a simple structure whereby a burning cigarette, mounted in a seat on an ash trayywith the burning end of the cigarette disposed inwardly and above the tray, will first tilt downwardly at its outer or unlighted end,.as the cigaretteburns, to raise the burning portion of the cigarette out of the seat, the cigarette being caused to roll laterally, and finally to slidelengthwise andinwardly, to dispose the burning end of the cigarette within the tray. As the result of such an operation, and the structure from which the operation flows, it is impossible for theccigarette to tilt downwardly at its unlighted or outer end, and fall out of the tray, with damage-to furniture and with possible conflagration. r 1 It is within the province of the disclosure'to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertainsi With the above and other obj ects in view, which will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention resides in the'combination and arrangement of parts and in-the details of construction hereinafter described andclaimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without de-- Fig. 7 is a top plan showing a further modification;

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. '7; Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 7; Fig. 10 is a section on the line Ill-10 of. Fig. 7; Fig. 11 is a top plan showing another modification;

Fig. 12 is a section on the line l2l2 of Fig. 11;

Figs. 13, 14 and 15 are diagrammatic views 11- t lustrating the operation of the device forming the subject matter of this application.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 13, 1 4 and 15, and disregarding duplication, and such adjuncts as the match case holder l of Figs. 1 and 2, there is ward and inward slope.

in the seat a of thef-lug 1.

shown an ash tray 2, comprising a bottom 3 and an upstanding rimfl, defining a bowl 5..

The rim 'dhas an inwardly and downwardly slanting surface 6, leading to the bowl 5. 0n the slanting surface 6 of the rim 4, there is an upstanding lug 'l. The lug l is provided with a transversely concaved cigarette seat 8, leading to the bowl 5, the bottom of the seat having a down- The upper edges 9 of the seat 8 converge as they extend outwardly, to forma point or inner fulcrum If]; 'The inner fulcrum. l0 isspaced in- Wardly from the outer edge of the slanting surface 6, and the outer edge of the slanting surface forms an outer fulcrum II. The side surfaces l2- of the'lug "I converge outwardly, to a downwardly and outwardly inclined edge M, and they diverge downwardly and laterally.

Referringito Fig. .13,-a cigarette I5 is shown As the inner portion of the cigarette l5 burns away, the outer portion of thecigarette' becomes heavier than the inner portion. The cigarette then tilts vertically, with the point It] as a fulcrum, and assumes the hori-' zontal position shown at l6in Fig.r13.

As1the cigarette continues to burn away, its outer, heavier end swings downwardly, until the cigarette assumes the tilted position shown at I! in Fig. 13, the cigarette then being supported by the inner fulcrum l0 and by the outer fulcrum ll. Owing to the slant edge afiorded at 14, the cigarette can tilt from the position shown at 16 to the position shown at 11, to find support on the inner fulcrum Ill and on the outer fulcrum I I. As the cigarette tilts from the position I5 to the position l6, it is raised clear of the seat 8, and can roll laterally, either to one side or the other.

The inner portion of the cigarette is carried laterally, as shown at l8 in Figs. 14 and 15, with the outer fulcrum II as a pivot. The lateral movement of the cigarette is brought about by the converging edges 9 of the seat 8, and by the laterally and downwardly diverging surfaces l2 of the lug 1. These elements 9 and I2, acting singly or together, bring about the result under discussion. Up to this point, the cigarette may be regarded as being in the position shown at 18,

in Figs. 14 and 15. The slanting surfaces 12 of the lug I then carry the butt of the cigarette laterally, until the cigarette rests on the sloping surface 6, as shown at 19 in Figs. 14 and 15.

The movement of the cigarette from the position shown at I 5 in Fig. 13 to the position shown at I 9 in'Fig. 15, has been traced through, step by step, in the interest of clarity, and to point out the functions of various parts. Generally stated, however, the movement of the cigarette from the position shown at IS in Fig. 13 to the position shown at IS in Fig. 15, is a more or less compound movement.

The structure and the steps of operation are such that as a cigarette burns away at its inner end, the cigarette ultimately will move inwardly, into the tray, instead of sliding outwardly, into a position in which the burning end of the cigarette will make contact with a table or the like, the results incident to such an operation being common and well known.

Passing to the form shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5,

nated by numerals already used, with the suffix a. The outer end of the lug 1d isbl'unted, 'as

shown at 20. On the downwardly concaved surface of the seat 8a there is a longitudinal, upstanding rib 2|, having oppositely slanting side surfaces. The rib 2l aids in imparting a lateral movement to the cigarette, especially if the cigarette is flattened, or is not of cylindrical cross section.

In Fig. 6, parts hereinbefore described have been designated by numerals already used, with the suffix b. The form shown in Fig. 6 resembles the form shown in Fig. 3 closely, aside from the fact that the rib 2| of Figs. 3, 4 and 5 is omitted.

InFigs. '7, 8, 9 and 10, parts hereinbefore described have been designated by numerals already used, with the suffix c.

In the form shown in Figs. 7 to 10, the lug 1c is not tapered outwardly, and the edge I40 of the replaced by a triangular, correspondingly slanted,

plane surface Md.

In any of .its forms, the device forming the subject matter" of this application will befound on its opposite sides with downwardly and laterally sloping cigarette-deflecting surfaces leading from the seat, the support being provided with a rib extended lengthwise of the seat and constituting means for directing a cigarette laterally toward the cigarette deflecting surfaces.

2. In a smokers convenience, a tray including a rim provided with an upper, downwardly and inwardly slanting surface, the portion of the rimwhich is at the outer end of said surface constituting an outer fulcrum, there:being .a lug on said surface, the outer end of the lug being disposed close to the outer fulcrum but spaced inwardly a slight distance therefrom, the lug being of less width than said surface and being provided on its upper surface with a cigarette seat which slants upwardly and outwardly, the'lateral, upper edges of the seat converging outwardly to define an apex constituting an inner fulcrum on which a. cigarette, as theinner end thereof burns away, may tilt until downward movement ofv the outer portion of the cigarette is stopped by engagement with the outer fulcrum, the inner fulcrum being elevated sufiiciently with respect to the outer fulcrum so that the inner portion of the cigarette 7 then will be clear of the seat, the lug having oppositely-disposed, outwardly-converging side surfaces extending at least to the apex and having a downwardly-diverging slant, the side surfaces constituting means forde flecting a cigarette laterally upon the downwardly and inwardly slanting surface of the rim, while thebigarette is engaged with the .outer fulcrum. q

' CECIL MONROE 'TRI MBLE. 

